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TO ALL WHO IT MAY CONCERNi Be it known that I, C. H. LEE, of'Oskitloosa,in the county of Muhaskn, and State of' Iowa., have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Churns; und I do hereby dechire that thefollowing is a. full, olea-r, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drmvings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, which form a. pa-rt of this specification, in whichFigure 1 is a side view, and I Figure 2 a, view ofthe mouth-piece.

The nature of thisinvention consists in thc employment oi'cylindrical-shaped vessel or churn, constructed ns hereinafterdescribed, in combination with the peeuliurly-constructcd mouth-piece.

To enable others skilled in the nrt to make and use my invention, I willdescribe it. 4.A represents e cylindrical-shaped vessel, provided witha. circular opening for its mouth. d is a metal loop or handle, fastenedto ears at euch end of the churn. e represents :t fixed or rigid handle,permanently secured at one end of the churn. i3 is the mouth-piece,which consistsof` a. tube with :t funnel-shaped -top or entrance. Thistubevis provided with an inverted funnel-shaped collar, which itstightly in the mouth of the churn. V v

The operation of my invention is as follows: I suspend the churn, esseen in tig. 1, end by means ot' the handle e the milk is agitateduntil-butter is produced.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Pute-nt, is-

The churn A, provided with u turret, in combination with a. mouth-piece,B, so constructed as tov admit a'LY free circulation of air in thechurn, and at the sume time `prevent the cream from escaping,substaintialiy as herein set forth and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I aiiix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

C. H. LEE.

Witnesses:

JOHN F. LAcisY, W. E. SHEPHERD.

